LEADER 02383nam 2200553 a 450 001 9910456295403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-49891-6 010 $a9786612498916 010 $a0-7618-4950-5 035 $a(CKB)2520000000007203 035 $a(EBL)500874 035 $a(OCoLC)609860098 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000365109 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12132502 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000365109 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10398310 035 $a(PQKB)11503333 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC500874 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL500874 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10367394 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL249891 035 $a(EXLCZ)992520000000007203 100 $a20100331d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aRediscovering Japan, reintroducing Christendom$b[electronic resource] $etwo thousand years of Christian hsitory in Japan /$fSamuel Lee 210 $aLanham, Md. $cHamilton Books$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (213 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7618-4949-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 173-176) and index. 327 $apt. 1. The beginning : the arrival of the Israelites in Japan B.C. 250-A.D. 250 -- pt. 2. Keikyo : the Church of the East in Japan A.D. 600 -- pt. 3. Kirishitan : the Catholic Church in Japan, the age of persecution A.D. 1542 -- pt. 4. Kirisuto Kyokai : the arrival of Protestantism in Japan, the age of revival & indigenization A.D. 1853 -- pt. 5. Analysis & conclusions, the age of a new beginning A.D. 2000. 330 $aJapan's Christian history and cultural roots are examined from an alternative perspective. Lee analyzes cultural, religious and linguistic evidence to argue that Christianity was introduced to Japan through the Lost Tribes of Israel, converted to Christianity through the missionary efforts of the Assyrian Church of the East around A.D. 500. 607 $aJapan$xChurch history 608 $aElectronic books. 676 $a270.0952 676 $a275.2 700 $aLee$b Samuel$027273 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910456295403321 996 $aRediscovering Japan, reintroducing Christendom$92054024 997 $aUNINA